Predatorial

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Predatory.

    "They tell us that the fresh waters at Hainin must have been substantial, for they included the remains of a large predatorial fish known as a bonytongue, or saratoga."

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"They tell us that the fresh waters at Hainin must have been substantial, for they included the remains of a large predatorial fish known as a bonytongue, or saratoga."

Etymology

From Latin praedatori(us) + -al, equivalent to predator + -ial.

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